Cuba vs French Polynesia
Cuba is 26.4 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Cuba about 26 times.
CubaFrench PolynesiaCuba moved onto French Polynesia · Equal-area projection
26.4×
Cuba is 26.4× the area of French Polynesia.
| Cuba | French Polynesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 4,167 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 282,465 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Papeete |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cuba sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.16× its true area; French Polynesia at 15° S is stretched to 1.07×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Cuba bigger than French Polynesia?
- Yes. Cuba is 26.4 times larger than French Polynesia. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and French Polynesia covers 4,167 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Cuba?
- About 26 times: Cuba has 26.4× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do Cuba and French Polynesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cuba is drawn about 1.16× its true area there and French Polynesia about 1.07×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cuba or French Polynesia?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 282,465. Density: Cuba 100 per km², French Polynesia 68 per km².